ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – A 57-year-old motorcyclist was killed Tuesday morning in a head-on crash with a garbage truck on State Road 436 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The fatal crash happened around 5:20 a.m. near Sheeler Avenue.
According to troopers, the garbage truck was turning onto S.R. 436 from Sheeler Avenue when it struck the motorcycle.
Troopers said the motorcyclist, of Apopka, was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The truck driver, a 51-year-old Apopka man, was uninjured, according to the FHP.
The crash blocked the inside westbound and eastbound lanes of S.R. 436.
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An investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more information as we receive it.
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